StyleIn the spirit of their regular “My Desk” feature, the Vanity Fair team turned the cameras on their own work spaces for this series. While the office furniture at the Condé Nast publication is as standard issue as anywhere, the infusion of personal memorabilia, books, flowers and the odd Fendi bear or toile backdrop...

StyleThe “Success” poster really killed motivational office art for a while. But cheesy sunsets and lighthouses and bad colour combos have now been replaced by beautiful typography and design from cool artists on affordable art sites like Society 6, making it once again okay to pepper the office walls with a little bit of...

StyleWhen we're doing office makeovers, we don't like to splurge on the guest chairs because they're going to suffer a lot of wear and tear and there are lots of great options for less. Below are some of our favourites for use as visitor chairs in front of your desk or for meeting tables....

StyleIf you're lucky enough to have office walls, use them to show your excellent taste (or take a cue from ours). If all you've got is a cubicle, you can prop at least one or two framed prints, which is much nicer than pinning photos, and you might find one you love here, in...

Styleprofessional writing service There's nothing like finding something fabulous at the dollar store to make you feel like a retail champ, not to mention an excellent decorator (all you home stylists and decorators are adding this to your must-have lists, aren't you?). We found this oversized diamond paperweight at Canada's most popular dollar store chain,...

StyleThe Missoni for Target collection launches September 13th and features more than 400 pieces, including clothing, accessories, home decor, luggage and the most fabulous bike ever. With items starting at only $3.00, this is an excellent opportunity to give your office a re-style with their signature prints and patterns. Aside from some cute office...

StylePortia Corman is a bold, bright and creative woman and is the Senior Producer of two national cooking shows on CBC Television. Those words – bold, bright and creative – governed our vision for her office makeover. She loves color, so we gave it to her, and she had only a few minor requests:...

StyleWe love their work, so let’s see what inspiration we can take from the design, colors, layouts and contents of their offices. From Jane Austen to Jenna Lyons, these are some of our favorite celebrity work spaces.

Mentors & IconsI’ve had the good fortune of spending time with Canadian actress Sheila McCarthy this year because of my work on CBC Live. She’s one of the stars of CBC’s Little Mosque on the Prairie and she’s in Die Hard 2!! We recently watched her teach an acting course at Humber College and got this little bit of auditioning wisdom:...

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